burner phone
noun
: a prepaid cell phone that is not bound to a contract with a carrier (see carrier sense 7b) and is usually intended to be disposed of after use
She said he returned a short time later, got a lot of cash, then left again with the drugs and money after talking to an unidentified person on a burner phone.—
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That does not mean the FCC is trying to ban burner phones outright.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
They were dumped in a bin, along with White House staff burner phones, to make sure nothing was carried on to the presidential jet that could have been used to collect information.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026
After Lawhead’s arrest, investigators searched the house and found loaded firearms, a bag with $15,000 and a burner phone, the sheriff said.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Heuermann was linked to those murders by burner phones, as well as DNA from hairs found on some of the victims.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
They were dumped in a bin, along with White House staff burner phones, to make sure nothing was carried on to the presidential jet that could have been used to collect information.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026
After Lawhead’s arrest, investigators searched the house and found loaded firearms, a bag with $15,000 and a burner phone, the sheriff said.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Heuermann was linked to those murders by burner phones, as well as DNA from hairs found on some of the victims.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for burner phone
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“Burner phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burner%20phone. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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